Chipper Definition

chĭpər
chippers
noun
chippers
A person or thing that chips; esp., a tool for chipping.
Webster's New World
One that chips or cuts.
A wood chipper.
American Heritage

(UK, Ireland, slang) A fish and chips shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.

Wiktionary
(slang) A deep frier.
Wiktionary

(US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

Wiktionary
adjective
Cheerful and sprightly; in good spirits.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb

(UK, dialect) To chirp or chirrup.

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Other Word Forms of Chipper

Noun

Singular:
chipper
Plural:
chippers

Origin of Chipper

  • Possibly alteration of British dialectal kipper lively

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare cheep, chirp.

    From Wiktionary

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